Category Archives: Webcast

Dive into the secrets of the fastest growing threat to your network: Trojan horses. Whether it is downloader’s, droppers, backdoors, keyloggers or rootkits, thousands of new Trojan horses are discovered every week.

This webcast covers:

· Growth areas of Trojan Horses· Attack vectors· Infection techniques· Examples of Trojan Horses “in-the-wild” and Toolkits· How to defend against these threats

To help unravel the questions around digital certificates, when they should be employed, and how to implement them, hosts Mike Nash and Amy Roberts will tackle the issue during this month’s Microsoft Security360 webcast on April 18.

Guests for this month’s discussion include Candy Stark, security project manager for Microsoft IT; Gary Secrest, director of worldwide information security at Johnson & Johnson; Dan Blum, senior vice president and research director of Burton Group; Conrad Bayer, group program manager of Windows Security at Microsoft; Steve Sanders, senior technology analyst for Southern Company; David Cross, director of program management for Windows Security at Microsoft, and Brian Komar, president of Ident-IT.

Event Description Products: Security Recommended Audience: Technology Decision Maker Language: English-American Description: E-mail is one of the most critical elements of business infrastructures today. Unfortunately, many viruses and worms are distributed through e-mail. In this Security360 webcast, host Mike Nash and industry experts discuss how organizations must use a combination of software, services, and processes to help protect their network environments. Join us to learn about tools and strategies you can use to build comprehensive protection at many layers of your e-mail infrastructure. As with every Security360 webcast, this one includes a checklist of recommendations and resources, and also a live question-and-answer session with Mike and guests.

On December 13, 2005, Microsoft releases its monthly security bulletins. Join us for a brief overview of the technical details of the December security bulletins. The intent of this webcast is to address your concerns. Therefore, most of our time is devoted to giving you the opportunity to ask questions about the bulletins and get answers from our security experts.

The term “myth” can be defined as “a widely held but false belief.” This webcast debunks the most common myths about the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform. Learn the truth about security, push e-mail, battery life, virus protection, Microsoft Office integration, management, and instant messaging support in Windows Mobile. Find out why Windows Mobile is an excellent platform for the mobile devices in your enterprise.

This two-part series describes how you can use identity management solutions to create and manage user account information efficiently and securely across multiple systems in an enterprise. This first webcast shows how identity information may be shared and synchronized even when distributed across several different locations. We show how access management solutions can help you to ensure that user accounts are granted the appropriate access to resources across different systems in an enterprise network.

As mobile devices become a larger part of the information technology (IT) infrastructure, managing them becomes a greater challenge. Join this webcast to learn how device management works on the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform. See demonstrations of features and functionality, and learn how to use the components of Windows Mobile that provide device management capability. We also illustrate how you can utilize the Messaging and Security Feature Pack in an enterprise environment.

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Event DescriptionProducts: SecurityRecommended Audience: IT ProfessionalLanguage: English-American Description: Did you know that Microsoft has a 24/7 team that is dedicated to helping you deal with your security threats? The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) is a world-class resource for managing and resolving security vulnerabilities and incidents. The MSRC analyzes, develops and delivers security updates, tools and prescriptive guidance to help customers minimize security risks. This webcast covers the Microsoft security response process for releasing security bulletins and handling security incidents, and discuses the role the MSRC plays in that process. There will also be advice, free resources and free tools available for customers to help protect their environments.